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    Posted: 16 Aug 2020 at 8:55am
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if I hadn’t seen it! That’s incredible. 
Might next time leave my 15kger down there waiting for a 30 kger !!!
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A well known kayak fisho used a legal size kingfish for livebait when targeting marlin. Only in NZ!
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legal size far out how big was the Marlin. 
Marlin on kingfish live has just been added to my bucket list Tongue
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I have read that marlin are capable of devouring a fish up to 1/3rd of their own body weight.  That puts any sub 30kg kingfish, or other fish, on the menu of a 100kg marlin.
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Have your say quick people, A topic as controversial as cannibalism is sure to be locked soon. 
THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF FISHERMAN, THOSE WHO FISH FOR SPORT AND THOSE THAT CATCH SOMETHING.
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Originally posted by Got-ya Got-ya wrote:


Have your say quick people, A topic as controversial as cannibalism is sure to be locked soon. 

now now
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Have caught big snapper  with numbers of  small snapper in the gut.
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Originally posted by Got-ya Got-ya wrote:

Have your say quick people, A topic as controversial as cannibalism is sure to be locked soon. 

Now now don't be silly Warren Big smileBig smile
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In my kayak a few years ago, great fishing up in a harbour. Landed a well legal kingfish, just as I placed him back in the water a monster kingy smashed him. Unreal.   It was HUGE.   
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I’m finding it strange I’m just hearing about this happening now. Just when I know ..sorry, think I know it all this comes up. That’s fishing for ya. Guess that’s why it’s such a large part of my life style - healthy for body and mind 
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I had a marlin attack a large Y/F right under my boat - about 5 m below. The Y/F was around 35-40kg.
Have a pic of it. Had a big bill slash down one side.
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can you post here that pick Alan L?

While lines down 25m deep snapper fishing off raglan a boil up of skippy started right around the boat. Maybe 50, we all hung over the side and we could have scooped them. They weren’t feeding but freaking out then in a flash they were gone and a well over 100kg stripe marlin was swirling under us all lit up It was amazing to view and be part of. 

Large kings gulping legal size Kingi would be a sight to behold 

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This is the fish. The marlin was clearly keen to eat it.
Unfortunately I got mate to flip it around to good side. May have made a better pic with the bill rash. Had a slash along one side.
The fish immediately gave up the fight and hid under the edge of the boat. Easiest Y/F gaffing job to date.
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Great fish!! Crazy to think a Marlin gulping it down. Easy to imagine me gulping it down though!! Yum.
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Makes a legal kingfish a tasty snack to a marlin.
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Originally posted by Alan L Alan L wrote:

Makes a legal kingfish a tasty snack to a marlin.
Alan

Who says they have to be a legal kingfish? EmbarrassedLOL
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